DOS CANCIONES DE BOB

TODO LO QUE EN REALIDAD QUIERO


No busco competir contigo
ganarte o engañarte o maltratarte
simplificarte, clasificarte
negarte, desafiarte o crucificarte
lo que en realidad quiero
nena, es ser tu amigo.

No, no busco pelear contigo
asustarte o abrumarte
arrastrarte o vaciarte
encadenarte o humillarte,
lo que en realidad quiero
nena, es ser tu amigo.

No busco bloquearte
ofenderte o golpearte o encerrarte
analizarte, categorizarte
anularte o hacer publicidad con vos,
lo que en realidad quiero
nena, es ser tu amigo.

No quiero ponerte cara de piedra,
perseguirte o cazarte, rastrearte o localizarte
o deshonrarte o desplazarte
o definirte o confinarte
lo que en realidad quiero
nena, es ser tu amigo.

No quiero conocer a tu familia
no quiero suspenderte o apalearte
o seleccionarte o diseccionarte
o inspeccionarte o rechazarte,
lo que en realidad quiero
nena, es ser tu amigo.

No quiero fingir contigo,
tomarte o sacudirte u olvidarte,
no intento que sientas como yo,
veas como yo o seas como yo.
Todo lo que quiero, nena, 
es ser tu amigo.



MUJERES DE DÍAS LLUVIOSOS # 12 & 35


Bueno, te apedrearán cuando intentes
ser bueno,
te apedrearán tal como dijeron que lo harían,
te apedrearán cuando trates de irte a casa,
te apedrearán cuando estés solo,
pero yo no me sentiría tan solo,
todo el mundo tiene que ser apedreado.

Te apedrearán cuando estés caminando
por la calle,
te apedrearán cuando intentes conservar tu asiento,
te apedrearán cuando estés en el suelo,
te apedrearán cuando vayas hacia la puerta,
pero yo no me sentiría tan solo,
todo el mundo tiene que ser apedreado.

Te apedrearán cuando estés
desayunando,
te apedrearán cuando seas joven y capaz,
te apedrearán cuando estés tratando 
de ganarte un dólar,
te apedrearán y luego te dirán, “Buena suerte”,
pero yo no me sentiría tan solo,
todo el mundo tiene que ser apedreado.

Bueno, te apedrearán y dirán que es la última vez,
pero luego te apedrearán y después volverán a hacerlo,
te apedrearán cuando conduzcas tu auto,
te apedrearán cuando
toques la guitarra,
sí, pero yo no me sentiría tan solo,
todo el mundo tiene que ser apedreado.

Bueno, te apedrearán cuando estés
caminando completamente solo,
te apedrearán cuando vayas a casa,
te apedrearán y luego dirán que eres valiente,
te apedrearán cuando estés
en tu tumba,
pero yo no me sentiría tan solo,
todos deben ser apedreados.



Bob Dylan (Duluth, EEUU, 1941)

(Traducción de David Labi)

ALL I REALLY WANT TO DO

I ain't lookin' to compete with you
Beat or cheat or mistreat you
Simplify you, classify you
Deny, defy or crucify you
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you.

No, and I ain't lookin' to fight with you
Frighten you or tighten you
Drag you down or drain you down
Chain you down or bring you down
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you.

I ain't lookin' to block you up
Shock or knock or lock you up
Analyze you, categorize you
Finalize you or advertise you
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you.

I don't want to straight-face you
Race or chase you, track or trace you
Or disgrace you or displace you
Or define you or confine you
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you.

I don't want to meet your kin
Make you spin or do you in
Or select you or dissect you
Or inspect you or reject you
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you.

I don't want to fake you out
Take or shake or forsake you out
I ain't lookin' for you to feel like me
See like me or be like me
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you.



RAINY DAY WOMAN # 12 & 35"

Well, they'll stone ya when you're trying to be so good
They'll stone ya just a-like they said they would
They'll stone ya when you're tryin' to go home
Then they'll stone ya when you're there all alone
But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned.

Well, they'll stone ya when you're walkin' 'long the street
They'll stone ya when you're tryin' to keep your seat
They'll stone ya when you're walkin' on the floor
They'll stone ya when you're walkin' to the door
But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned.

They'll stone ya when you're at the breakfast table
They'll stone ya when you are young and able
They'll stone ya when you're tryin' to make a buck
They'll stone ya and then they'll say "good luck"
Tell ya what, I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned.

Well, They'll stone you and say that it's the end
Then they'll stone you and then they'll come back again
They'll stone you when you're riding in your car
They'll stone you when you're playing your guitar
Yes, but I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned.

Well, they'll stone you when you walk all alone
They'll stone you when you are walking home
They'll stone you and then say you are brave
They'll stone you when you are set down in your grave
But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned.